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Why do people gather at Stonehenge in England on the solstice? Info and photos here.

It’s getting harder for wild animals to find human-free spaces on Earth. New research suggests that human disturbance is creating a more nocturnal natural world.

Kilauea volcano’s Fissure 8 has produced a large, channelized lava flow that’s acted like a river, eating through the landscape, finally producing clouds of steamy, hazardous “laze” as hot lava meets the cold ocean.

If you’re an advocate for insects in human diets, go ahead. Munch on a grasshopper. The genes needed to digest bugs are still in our genome, inherited from the tiny, furry distant ancestors of all mammals, including humans.

When you see a flash of lightning, do you count seconds until it thunders? An atmospheric scientist comments …

The death toll is up to 65, with hundreds injured, from Sunday’s powerful eruption of Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala.

If a hurricane were approaching, would you and your family be ready? This post can help you prepare.

The World Meteorological Organization manages the formal system by which hurricanes receive their names. Find hurricane names for 2018 here.